U WASN'T THERE

TRACKLIST A1/1. This Is My City (Federal Reserve Version› A2/2. All I Really Wanted A3/3. Ghetto Prophets (Feat. Conway the Machine) A4/4. Dipset Acrylics (Feat. Mr. Vegas) B1/5. Dame Skit (Feat. Damon Dash) B2/6. Cheers B3/7. Think Boy (Feat. Jim Jones & Styles P) B4/8. What You Do (Feat. Damon Dash) B5/9. Dipshits (Feat. Juelz Santana) INFO šU Wasn™t There› the long-fabled collaborative project between superstar DJ/producer/Fool™s Gold founder A-Trak and New York trendsetter/lyricist/cultural icon Cam™ronždrops via Empire. Arriving nearly a decade after the elite duo dropped their first singles šHumphrey› and šDipshits›, the album features masterful production by A-Trak, Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, !llmind, Thelonious Martin and more, as well as uniquely introspective verses from one of the most elusive rappers in hip-hop. šU Wasn™t There› recalls 2000™s-era Dipset sounds and sets the stage for Killa Cam to deliver his hard-hitting, sharply-penned wordplay exemplified on standout "What You Do" featuring Damon Dash. šAll I Really Wanted›ža soulful Harlem anthem in which Cam effortlessly recounts his teenage years as a basketball player, growing up with fallen heroes Big L and Bloodshed, and hustling his way to legendary statusžperked ears at Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Complex, Vibe, Stereogum, and more. The cold-hearted šGhetto Prophets› featuring Conway The Machine followed suit, earning nods from XXL, HipHopDX, Revolt, and Brooklyn Vegan. 1xLP + 24›x24› poster. The mythical work first conceived by Damon Dash is now a classic New York hip-hop record flawlessly curated by A-Trak, featuring notable guests Styles P, Jim Jones, Mr. Vegas, and some trash-talking and philosophizing by Dash himself. A-Trak commissioned IRAK visual designer and New York art influencer Kunle Martins for the album™s powerful cover art and design. Nearly 10 years in the making, šU Wasn™t There› is nothing short of a cultural touchstone, cementing A-Trak and Cam™ron™s storied careers and cultural legacies. Cam™ron and A-Trak first connected in 2014 through entrepreneur and record executive Damon Dash who had a vision for a 3-way collaboration that would combine the cachet of the Diplomats, Fool™s Gold and Bluroc brands. The unlikely pair quickly became friends and started recording at Cam™s house in the suburbs of New Jersey. Their early demos were to become the šFederal Reserve› EP, a mythologized project that was announced with a Complex cover story but never saw the light of day. A-Trak is the founder of the Goldie Awards & ½ of Duck Sauce. Cam™ron co-founded The Diplomats with Jim Jones. Single LP pressed on black vinyl + 24x24 poster